Gilgamesh II 017-019 (P273166)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

BM 096974 + VAT 04105

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Gilgamesh Epic nn (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Gilgamesh Epic nn (witness))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P273166 P285824 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273166

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	BM 096974 + VAT 04105
Accession Number	1902-10-11, 0028

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.96974
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P273166
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1902-1011-28

References

primary: George Gilgamesh II, 017-019

[George2003Gilgamesh2] George, Andrew R. 2003. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic : Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts. Oxford University Press.
history: CT 46, 16

[Lambert1965CT46] Lambert, Wilfred G., and Alan R. Millard. 1965. Babylonian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 46. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-04-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Gilgamesh II 017-019 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273166.

Gilgamesh II 017-019 artifact entry (No. P273166). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273166 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 017-019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273166 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273166},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Gilgamesh II 017-019 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273166.

Gilgamesh II 017-019 artifact entry (No. P273166). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273166 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 017-019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273166 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 017-019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273166},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273166},
}

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DA  - 2023/9/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P273166
LB  - CDLI:P273166
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - Gilgamesh II 017-019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273166
ER  -